Good Start, Grow Smart Early Learning Standards - SC Department ...

3-Year Olds 4-Year Olds 5-Year Olds
ELA-3K-3.20
Begin recognizing at least one familiar logo
or printed sign.
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Says “McDonald’s” when seeing a bag
with the golden arches logo in the
Dramatic Play area.
Goes to the correct bathroom based on
the gender signs on the doors
ELA-3K-3.21
Begin learning how to handle and care for
books.
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Yells “Teacher, she tore a page in this
book!”
Reminds a friend to put his book back on
the shelf as he is leaving the Book Center.
ELA-4K-3.20
Identify familiar environmental print such as business
logos and traffic signs.
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Identifies a STOP sign in the Blocks Center.
Tells others on the bus “That sign says ‘CVS’
drugstore.”.
ELA-4K-3.21
Progress in understanding how books are
viewed.
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Tells a friend “You skipped over a page” as
they look at a favorite story.
Laughs loudly and points when the teacher
shows the first page upside down.
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ELA-K -3.20
Recognize environmental print in such
forms as signs in the school, road signs,
restaurant and store signs, and logos.
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Reads a class made book of environmental
print.
Selects the appropriate environmental
print to label the buildings and things in a
block city.
ELA-K-3.21
Know the parts of a book (including the front
and back covers, the title, and the author’s
name).
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Tells the teacher “I have two Eric Carle
books at home- The Very Quiet Cricket
and The Grouchy Ladybug. He’s a good
author.”
Tells a friend to turn the book over so they
can see the title that is on the front.